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Snaz	08-17-2012 10:21 PM

Coral ID please

Anyone recognize this thing? The polyps retract when touched and the base feels kinda spongy and it is a SLOW grower in my tank. This piece popped up a couple of years ago and is still not much bigger than a half a gummy bear.

http://snaz.com/marine/coral99.jpg

daplatapus

08-18-2012 02:50 AM

No idea, but it looks cool :)

Snaz	08-18-2012 03:40 AM

I should have looked harder before I posted here. I think it is carnation coral which would explain the slow growth.

Snaz	08-19-2012 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaz (Post 738295)

I should have looked harder before I posted here. I think it is carnation coral which would explain the slow growth.

Well it is not a carnation coral but an octocoral of some kind, eight polyp feathers. This is a large family that includes gorgonians, some are photosynthetic and some not. Mine has a faint green luminescence that leads me to think it is light lover.

http://snaz.com/marine/coral98.jpg

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